Korg RK-100S Keytar unveiled

Despite the fact it hasn’t been the 1980s now for 25 years, the keytar remains strangely fashionable. Of course it’s had a serious makeover since, with the latest synth technology crammed into its mobile guitar-esque body.

The original RK-100 appeared 30 years ago (1984), and according to Korg “broke the chains of keyboardists, setting them free to perform as they liked. With a stylish body available in four colors, it allowed the keyboard player to challenge the vocalist or guitarist for the main role on stage.”

The new incarnation – the RK-100S – is more lightweight, smaller, with some curves and a built-in analog modelling sound generator. It also boasts some of the latest controller tech including two ribbon controllers, an arpeggiator, and a vocoder.